Just a few short years ago, it seemed as if the side-scrolling platformer had, for the most part, gone the way of the dodo. With the dawn of the next generation of consoles, the popularization of digital distribution for video games and the emergence of a burgeoning indie scene, however, they made a comeback in a large way. Games such as Limbo and Braid are considered modern-day classics and sold hundreds of thousands of digital copies. With the recent creation of a Facebook page by a fiercely loyal Timesplitter‘s fan calling for Timesplitters 4, it seems as if the classic first-person-shooter that was hugely popular last generation may (emphasis on the “may”) follow in the footsteps of the paltformer – despite Crytek’s attitude toward the series.
Unveiled footage of the cancelled TimeSplitters game emerges after Free Radical's closure, igniting fans' nostalgia and hopes for a revival.
From looking at the gameplay, it just looks like Fortnite, this would have been very poorly received by timesplitters fans.
I'm glad this got cancelled, what's with the Fornite knockoff? TimeSplitters was an FPS, not a 3rd person battle royale.
What were they thinking?
I got into a minor disagreement with their staff shortly after the closure, after i commented about a Timesplitters HD remaster to gauge public reception before such a big project here:
https://www.linkedin.com/fe...
Looking at the gameplay footage, it's clear that the staff (no matter what level) we're out of their depth, putting lots of hours into a game that would of been DOA if Embracer didn't shut it down.
They removed the footage. Here it is if anyone's interested: https://youtu.be/BesmfPD8fj...
It's basically a Fortnite clone. Seems like a good decision to cancel this game.
TimeSplitters got cancelled for a second time recently, but for what reason? And is there any hope for another comeback?
To be honest the odds of this ever being good or recapturing the original trilogy were always going to be slim to none. The franchise was a product of its time. Look at how misplaced nostalgia met reality with Goldeneye and Perfect Dark. If you have to use old IP then most of the time you have to completely reinvent it from the ground up.
TimeSplitters studio Free Radical Design faces closure before Christmas, Embracer CEO Lars Wingefors has privately acknowledged.
I hope those (selectively) against acquisition of studios are now satisfied.
The embrace of Embracer feels more like a death squeeze. ☠ Hopefully the Time Splitter property doesn't get abandoned completely, and I would hope at least some of the key creative minds behind the originals are sought within a new studio taking the helm.
you hate to see it... if only there was someone capable of bailing them out and providing them with the capital to make new games in the franchise.
If the studios were bought, the studio leaders got paid right? Millions...
Let them help out their teams now...
Very sad news :-( I was really looking forward to the return of TimeSplitters. I had a blast with those games
be the biggest disappointment since Duke Nukem failed so badly. Its a classic franchise which I think should stay a pleasant memory.
A new one would be more pleasant if it's great.
Not sure free to play model would work?
It would make an impact because there's nothing else like it on the market right now.
It appeals to a wide age group and people are generally getting bored of military shooters.
The Time-splitters series was the best shooter last gen in my opinion.
Just watch it become a CoD clone.